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WO2005110890A1
WO2005110890A1 PCT/GB2005/001858 GB2005001858W WO2005110890A1 WO 2005110890 A1 WO2005110890 A1 WO 2005110890A1 GB 2005001858 W GB2005001858 W GB 2005001858W WO 2005110890 A1 WO2005110890 A1 WO 2005110890A1
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dispenser
pack
packs
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Philip Retsas
Robert Edward Mulvey
Shaun Harrison
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Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Ltd
Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare International Ltd
Field Group PLC
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Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Ltd
Field Group PLC
Boots Healthcare International Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB0410592A external-priority patent/GB0410592D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0410594A external-priority patent/GB0410594D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0412322A external-priority patent/GB0412322D0/en
Application filed by Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Ltd, Field Group PLC, Boots Healthcare International Ltd filed Critical Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Ltd
Publication of WO2005110890A1 publication Critical patent/WO2005110890A1/fr
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/50—Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
    • B65D5/5021—Integral elements for containers formed by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/64—Lids
    • B65D5/68—Telescope flanged lids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
    • B65D5/725—Incised or pre-scored openings or windows provided in the side wall of containers

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  • the invention relates to a pack dispenser, for dispensing individual packs of product to customers.
  • Pack dispensers for dispensing for instance, packs of cough medication or sweets to customers are typically either shelf or wall mounted (i.e. either substantially horizontally, or substantially vertically) .
  • Such dispensers provide the function of grouping packs together for dispensing and provide product information and related advertising material, they also provide the important function of drawing the eye of potential customers toward the product.
  • a wall mounted pack dispenser has different criteria to shelf-mounted versions.
  • a wall-mounted dispenser may have a dispensing slot near to a base area, from which the lowermost pack within a gravity fed stack may be accessible. No other packs within the stack will be accessible until they reach the dispensing slot.
  • a shelf-mounted dispenser typically comprises a lidless box from which a customer may pick any one pack from within.
  • a pack dispenser comprising: a base portion and a lid portion, wherein: the base portion is arranged for receiving a plurality of packs for dispensing and comprises a floor and a plurality of upstanding walls depending from it and pack supporting means, said packs being arranged in use as a stack; and the lid portion comprises a ceiling, a plurality of downwardly depending walls and a dispensing slot formed in the ceiling, the slot being sized corresponding to the dimensions of one of the packs to allow only one pack to be removed through it at a time, wherein : in a first, wall-mounted, configuration the lid is arranged to overlie the base and thereby form an enclosed container for the packs, with the dispensing slot being provided at a position corresponding to a lowermost pack position within a vertically arranged pack stack and being arranged such that said lowermost pack in the stack may be withdrawn from the dispenser through the slot; and in a second, shelf-mounted, configuration the lid is removed to provide access to all packs
  • wall-mounted herein to denote an upright configuration, achieved by mounting the pack dispenser on any upright surface so that it is maintained in a vertical or substantially vertical manner. Most commonly this will be a wall .
  • shelf-mounted herein to denote a horizontal or substantially horizontal configuration, achieved by mounting or resting the pack dispenser on any generally horizontal surface, for example a shelf, counter or table.
  • the dispensers of the present invention may be considered a receptacle for receiving retail items, being primarily, although not exclusively, adapted for storing and displaying blister pack-type pre-packaged consumable goods such as chewing gum, cough and throat lozenges and the like .
  • the pack -supporting means are arranged such that in the first configuration they do not contact with individual packs and the vertically arranged stack is free to move if a pack is withdrawn through the dispensing slot.
  • the pack supporting means may comprise side flaps disposed at uppermost parts of opposed upstanding walls of the base, said flaps being foldable so that: in the first configuration said flaps are not in contact with the packs, whilst in the second configuration they bear upon individual packs and maintain their relative positions within the stack.
  • Each flap preferably comprises an undulating edge, wherein, in the second configuration, peak points of the. undulations act as pack separators to engage with corresponding cut-away portions, slots or apertures formed in side portions of individual packs to maintain them in position.
  • each flap is arranged in the second configuration to incline downwardly into the interior of the base portion.
  • the base portion comprises a tongue portion which, in the second configuration may be deployed to form an upstand visible to consumers and upon which product information is displayable.
  • the tongue portion is an extension of an upstanding wall forming one end wall (the rear wall) of the base portion.
  • the tongue portion may be folded against that rear end wall in the second configuration.
  • the tongue portion and the rear wall may be positively engaged together, in the second configuration: as by, for example, the tongue portion being located in a slot formed in the rear wall.
  • the tongue portion preferably overlies the packs of the invention within the base portion.
  • the pack dispenser further comprises means for hanging the dispenser in a vertical or substantially vertical manner.
  • an aperture may be provided in the floor of the base portion as a means for hanging the dispenser in said vertical or substantially vertical manner (i.e. the first wall-mounted configuration) .
  • the aperture in the floor of the base portion is preferably adapted for receiving external support means, for mounting or suspending the dispenser on the external support means through the aperture.
  • the dispenser can then be hung in a wall-mounted configuration from a display bracket or hook, for example, in a manner similar to packets of sweets or the like, as an alternative to being displayed horizontally on a counter or the like, in a shelf-mounted configuration.
  • At least two apertures are provided in the rear wall of the base portion.
  • the apertures in the rear wall are preferably arranged for receiving suspension means in a looped manner for suspending the dispenser in a vertical or substantially vertical manner.
  • a first end of a suitable suspension means such as a length of wire or cord, can be passed into the dispenser through a first aperture and back out through a second aperture, and looped or otherwise connected to an external support means or a second end or portion of the suspension means.
  • the dispenser then can be easily suspended, as an alternative to being displayed horizontally on a counter or the like.
  • Apertures may be provided in both the floor of the base portion and the rear wall of the base portion and/or lid portion, for hanging the dispenser in a vertical or substantially vertical manner.
  • the rear wall of the lid portion is of a size that it covers the rear wall of the base portion, corresponding apertures are provided in the lid portion.
  • the apertures in the floor of the base portion member and rear wall of the base portion and/or lid portion are arranged as co-operatively positioned pairs, each pair comprising an aperture in the rear wall which is located adjacent an aperture in the floor of the base portion, and each pair being adapted for receiving suspension means in a looped manner.
  • the dispenser can be suspended, using a plurality of suspension means, with each suspension means being looped through a specific pair.
  • a pack dispenser characterised in that in the first, wall-mounted configuration, the pack delivery position features a rearwardly inclined plane sloping away from the dispensing slot to cause said lowermost pack to be inclined so as to be retained within the stack.
  • the rearwardly inclined plane comprises a shelf section which is arranged to align an exposed edge region of the lowermost pack with the dispensing slot.
  • the slot preferably includes an enlarged central portion forming a finger grip cut-out section.
  • the pack dispenser is constructed from a sheet material formed with folds.
  • the sheet material may be a plastics sheet material, paperboard, cardboard or card.
  • Preferably it is of card, by which we mean herein single sheet card.
  • said inclined plane is constructed from the sheet material and, preferably, is formed by folding said sheet material.
  • Figure 1 shows a pack dispenser in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the pack dispenser being in a wall-mountable condition;
  • Figure 2 is an exploded view of the dispenser of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 shows a base portion of the dispenser of Figures 1 and 2 ;
  • Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the base portion of the dispenser
  • Figure 5 is an end view of the base portion
  • Figure 6 is a side plan view of the base portion showing side flaps in an undeployed configuration
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the base portion and side flaps in a deployed configura ion, retaining product packs .
  • the pack dispenser comprises a base portion 100 and a lid portion 200.
  • the pack dispenser is shown in a wall-mounted (i.e. substantially vertical) configuration.
  • product packs 300 are vertically stacked within the dispenser and individually dispensed by means of a gravity fed arrangement through a dispensing slot 260 positioned at a lowermost stack layer level.
  • Figure 2 shows an exploded view of the dispenser in the wall-mounted configuration.
  • the base portion 100 comprises a floor 110, and four upstanding walls 120-150, comprising first and second end walls 120,130 and opposed side walls 140, 150.
  • the two opposed sidewalls 140, 150 include flap extensions 145,155, the purpose of which will be explained later, and also include flap retaining slits 142, 152.
  • the lid portion 200 comprises a ceiling 210 and four downwardly depending walls 220-250 (of which only two can be seen in the figure) comprising first and second end walls 220, 230 and opposed side walls 240, 250.
  • the opposed side walls 240, 250 include flaps 242, 252 for cooperation with the flap retaining slits 142, 152 of the base portion 100.
  • the dispensing slot 260 is formed in the ceiling 210 and extends to upper parts of the opposed side walls 240, 250 and further features a finger grip cut-out section 265 to ease grasping and removal of product packs 300 by customers.
  • the base portion 100 is shown in more detail.
  • the base is formed from a folded card construction (although other constructions might suitably alternatively be employed) and in addition to the elements already described further includes a rearwards inclined bottom shelf section 160 which is arranged, in use, to have a front edge thereof aligned adjacent a bottom edge of the dispensing slot 260.
  • the shelf section 160 defines the position of a rearwardly inclined plane whose position is shown in the figure by a broken line ( ) .
  • the shelf section 160 is dimensioned to position a lowermost pack 300 within a vertical stack of packs so that it is accessible through the dispensing slot 260 and is rearwardly inclined so that when the dispenser is used in a wall-mounted configuration the pack at the dispensing position cannot fall out of the slot 260 without positive action by the customer.
  • the shelf 160 provides a bias to the lowermost product pack to retain the pack at the bottom of the stack unless pulled from that position by a customer.
  • Flap extensions 145, 155 form the uppermost part of opposed side walls 140, 150 of the base portion 100.
  • the flap extensions 145, 155 have an undulating edge characterised by peaks P and troughs T.
  • the peaks P extend to be approximately level with the high point of wall 120.
  • the flap extensions can be seen in folded configuration.
  • the extensions 145, 155 are folded inwardly and peak portions P of the extensions 145, 155 engage with cutaway portions of individual product items 300.
  • the wall 120 of the base portion 100 has an extension forming a tongue 125 which in Figure 3 is shown as being loose.
  • This tongue 125 provides product advertising material which is designed to be visible only when the pack dispenser is used in a shelf mounted configuration.
  • the loose tongue shown in Figure 3 is folded back on itself to form an upstand as shown in Figures 6 and 7.
  • the tongue is folded back to be positioned between the product stack and the wall 120 of which it forms an extension.
  • An end region of the tongue 125 may suitably engage with a cut out slit 128, shown in Figure 5.
  • the tongue 125 is simply allowed to overlie an uppermost edge of product items 300, stacked within the pack dispenser and in this way does not interfere with movement of product items within the gravity fed stack.
  • the pack dispensers are supplied by manufacturer to a seller with lids attached to bases and with the dispensing slot 250 blocked by a removable cardboard section (not shown) . Retention of the lid on the base is assured by pre-engaging the flaps 242, 252 with their corresponding flap retaining slits 142, 152 - done during final stages of manufacturing assembly.
  • the removable section comprises a card section having the same dimensions as the slot 260 and joined to the lid portion by an area of perforation or weakness. This perforated area is such that when deploying the dispenser for use in a wall-mounted configuration, the removable section may be ripped off by the retailer and the dispenser hung on a wall using one or more of the apertures shown in Figures 4 and 5.
  • Apertures 221 and 222 are also provided in the rear wall 220 of the lid portion 200 to be in alignment with the apertures 121 and 122 in the rear wall 120 of the base portion 100.
  • Suspension means in the form of a strap may be provided for hanging the dispenser in vertical manner shown.
  • one end of the strap could be passed into the dispenser through a first pair of aligned apertures 221, 121 in the lid portion 200 and the base portion 100 and back out through the second pair of apertures 222, 122.
  • the strap could then be looped or otherwise connected to an external support means, such as a hook or bracket or the like.
  • such a strap or other suspension means could be looped in a similar manner through the apertures 116,117 in the floor 110 of the base portion 100, either solely through the apertures 116, 117, or in addition to the apertures 121, 122, 221, 222.
  • more than one strap or the like could be used in any suitable combination through said apertures.
  • the dispenser could also be hung from a display bracket or hook, via the elongate aperture 115 in the floor 110 of the base portion 100.
  • This aperture is of a conventional shape and configuration for receiving a known bracket or the like.
  • the product filled base is exposed and the tongue portion 125 overlies the top of the product.
  • This tongue 125 can be retrieved by the retailer and folded back on itself, with an end region thereof engaged with tongue retaining cut-out slit 128 to form the upstand shown in Figures 6 and 7.
  • the upstand includes product information such as name, logo, advertising etc.
  • flap extensions 145, 155 which are supplied unfolded (i.e. in line with the opposed side walls 140,150 of which they form a part) are bent inwardly such that the peak portions P engage with parts of the product packs 300 within the dispenser and retain them in position as shown in Figure 7. In this way, any individual product pack from the horizontal stack may be picked out by a customer without disturbing other packs in the stack.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un distributeur de sachets destiné à distribuer des sachets individuels d'un produit à des clients. Ce distributeur comporte une base (100) et un couvercle (200). La base peut recevoir une pluralité de sachets (300) logés dans celle-ci. Le distributeur peut présenter une configuration pour montage sur étagère et une configuration pour montage mural. Dans une configuration pour montage sur étagère, il n'est pas nécessaire d'utiliser le couvercle (200), des panneaux latéraux (145, 155) étant utilisés pour maintenir les sachets (300) en un empilement horizontal dont chaque sachet peut être retiré sans faire tomber les autres. Dans une configuration pour montage mural, le couvercle est utilisé et les panneaux latéraux (145, 155) ne sont pas déployés, de sorte que le distributeur fonctionne à la manière d'un empilement alimenté par gravité dont le sachet inférieur peut être retiré par l'intermédiaire d'une fente de distribution (260).
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GB0410594.6 2004-05-13
GB0410592A GB0410592D0 (en) 2004-05-13 2004-05-13 Pack dispenser
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GB0410594A GB0410594D0 (en) 2004-05-13 2004-05-13 Pack dispenser
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GB0412322A GB0412322D0 (en) 2004-06-03 2004-06-03 Packaging

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US20180162575A1 (en) * 2014-01-21 2018-06-14 Westrock Shared Services, Llc Shipping container convertible into a dispenser container or a display tray
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US10548697B1 (en) 2019-08-29 2020-02-04 One-Two, LLC Flosser dispenser
US11793616B2 (en) 2019-08-29 2023-10-24 One-Two, LLC Dispenser for disposable products
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